Friday, January 29, 2010

Mosaik's Leandi Times Two

I interviewed the Swedish musician and artist Jakob Svanholm recently. It just got published on the magazine Original Sound Version. I reviewed his last EP on the netlabel Softphase some time back, which can also be read on the same site. The style goes in the broad field of electronica, but I deeply recommend it to anyone who wants to experience a talented artist at his best.

Jakob is one of those guys who have continued to publish music for free for many years and have some very interesting perspectives to share. I definitely believe he hits a spot when he mentions that we need better ways of directly supporting artists. I strongly believe that support for the artist whose work you enjoy should be encouraged. Otherwise we might reduce the idea of freedom of the internet into taking peoples dedication, love and labor completely for granted.

Anyway. The Leandi EP is a lovely instrumental offering which I would do well to pass on to any reader of this blog. Enjoy the ride! :)

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Now I listen to

Lubomyr Melnyk - Corollaries (2013)

The ukrainian pianist's collaboration with Nils Frahm and other avant-garde neo-classical pianists has been good for all parties. The short album Corollaries takes the seminal exploration of new sounds in his inmimicable style back to a more simple idea, of writing a set of songs that are as simple as they are beautiful. Absolutely essential!